Government employment in Cyprus rose by an annual 0.7% in September with the annual increase driven by temporary employment.According to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat), in September 2021 total government employment increase…
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Cyprus trade deficit accelerates to €3.55 billion according to provisional data
Cyprus trade deficit accelerated to €3,548 million for the period January – Augusta 2021 provisional data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat) show.According to Cystat, total imports of goods (from EU Member States and from third cou…
Sustainability in the armed forces is a win-win approach for the Defence sector, Cypriot Minister points out
Promoting sustainability in the armed forces is a win-win approach for the Defence sector, and Europe as a whole, said Cypriot Minister of Defence Charalambos Petrides addressing a Conference on Climate Change and Security taking place in Larnaca, Cypr…
Presidential Commissioner delivers donation by the Republic of Cyprus to CMP
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou met Monday with Head of UNDP in Cyprus Jakhongir Khaydarov and handed over Cyprus` donation to CMP, the Committee on Missing Persons, of 175,000 euro for 2021.A press release by the Presidency says that the dona…
Cyprus an example of smaller EU states with high contribution to European defence capabilities, Sedivy stresses
Cyprus is an example of smaller EU member states with very high level of contribution to the development of the European defence capabilities and to the innovation of this sector, Jiri Sedivy, Chief Executive, European Defence Agency has stressed.Sediv…
Assessment of Turkey’s behaviour by EU and member states is ongoing, Commission spokesperson says
Developments in EU – Turkey relations are under an ongoing assessment happening at several levels, starting from the Council’s working groups and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and prospectively at the leader level, according to Peter Stano, the Eur…
Greece and Cyprus address challenges through international law, House President says after meeting with Greek PM
President of the Cyprus House of Representatives Annita Demetriou highlighted Greece’s and Cyprus’ respect for international law and European values in addressing all current challenges, after her meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, …
In Cyprus 88% of adults say they use the internet daily, compared to 80% in the EU
The percentage of adults (16 to 74-year-olds) in Cyprus using the internet every day during the three months prior to the survey increased by 25% when comparing 2015 with 2020 (from 63% to 88%) according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical of…